Thoracic myelopathy secondary to ossified ligamentum flavum.
The authors report a case of ossification of the ligamentum flavum at T-10 and T-11 associated with compressive myelopathy. Metrizamide myelography with computerized tomography allowed precise preoperative diagnosis and anatomic localization of the lesion. The patient had satisfactory and prompt improvement after surgical intervention.
D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013131:Spine; D013909:Thorax; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008793:Metrizamide